Genie Awards: 1983

Genie

Location:

Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Best Motion Picture


Winner:
	The Grey Fox (1982) - Peter O'Brian (I)
Other Nominees:
	Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982) - Ronald I. Cohen La guerre du feu (1981) - Denis H�roux; John Kemeny Latitude 55° (1982) - August Schellenberg Threshold (1981) - Jon Slan; Michael Burns (IV) Une journée en taxi (1982) - Robert M�nard

Best Performance by a Foreign Actor


Winner:
	The Grey Fox (1982) - Richard Farnsworth
Other Nominees:
	Hard Feelings (1982) - Grand L. Bush Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982) - Bruce Dern La guerre du feu (1981) - Ron Perlman Threshold (1981) - Jeff Goldblum Une journée en taxi (1982) - Jean Yanne

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Threshold (1981) - Donald Sutherland (I)
Other Nominees:
	By Design (1982) - Saul Rubinek Doux aveux (1982) - Marcel Sabourin Latitude 55° (1982) - August Schellenberg Une journée en taxi (1982) - Gilles Renaud

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	La guerre du feu (1981) - Rae Dawn Chong
Other Nominees:
	By Design (1982) - Sara Botsford Doux aveux (1982) - H�l�ne Loiselle La quarantaine (1982) - Monique Mercure Latitude 55° (1982) - Andr�e Pelletier

Best Performance by a Foreign Actress


Winner:
	Melanie (1982) - Glynnis O'Connor
Other Nominees:
	By Design (1982) - Patty Duke Hard Feelings (1982) - Charlayne Woodard The Hot Touch (1981) - Marie-France Pisier Threshold (1981) - Mare Winningham Visiting Hours (1982) - Lee Grant (I)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	If You Could See What I Hear (1982) - R.H. Thomson
Other Nominees:
	Killing 'em Softly (1982) - Nicholas Campbell (I) Porky's (1982) - Doug McGrath The Grey Fox (1982) - Gary Reineke The Grey Fox (1982) - Wayne Robson

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	The Grey Fox (1982) - Jackie Burroughs (I)
Other Nominees:
	By Design (1982) - Clare Coulter (I) Doux aveux (1982) - Genevieve Brassard La quarantaine (1982) - Patricia Nolin Melanie (1982) - Trudy Young

Best Achievement in Direction


Winner:
	The Grey Fox (1982) - Phillip Borsos
Other Nominees:
	If You Could See What I Hear (1982) - Eric Till Les fleurs sauvages (1982) - Jean Pierre Lefebvre Melanie (1982) - Rex Bromfield Une journée en taxi (1982) - Robert M�nard

Best Screenplay, Original


Winner:
	The Grey Fox (1982) - John Hunter (II)
Other Nominees:
	Big Meat Eater (1982) - Laurence Keane; Chris Windsor; Phil Savath Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982) - David Lee Henry Latitude 55° (1982) - John Juliani; Sharon Riis Une journée en taxi (1982) - Roger Fournier

Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium


Winner:
	Melanie (1982) - Richard Paluck; Robert Guza Jr.
Other Nominees:
	The Hot Touch (1981) - Peter Dion

Best Achievement in Cinematography


Winner:
	Threshold (1981) - Michel Brault
Other Nominees:
	Une journée en taxi (1982) - Pierre Mignot (I)

Best Achievement in Art Direction


Winner:
	The Grey Fox (1982) - Bill Brodie
Other Nominees:
	Latitude 55° (1982) - Richard Hudolin Threshold (1981) - Anne Pritchard

Best Achievement in Costume Design


Winner:
	La guerre du feu (1981) - John Hay (II)
Other Nominees:
	La quarantaine (1982) - Huguette Gagn� Latitude 55° (1982) - Wendy Partridge Melanie (1982) - Julie Whitfield The Grey Fox (1982) - Christopher Ryan (II)

Best Achievement in Overall Sound


Winner:
	La guerre du feu (1981) - Don White (II); Kenneth Heeley-Ray; Joe Grimaldi (I); Claude Hazanavicius; Austin Grimaldi
Other Nominees:
	Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982) - Rod Haykin; David Appleby (II); Don White (II) The Grey Fox (1982) - Joe Grimaldi (I); Rob Young (I); Austin Grimaldi Threshold (1981) - Bryan Day (I); Paul Coombe (I); Allen Ormerod; Jack Heeren Une journée en taxi (1982) - Serge Beauchemin; David Appleby (II); Terry Burke (III); Dino Pigat

Best Achievement in Film Editing


Winner:
	La guerre du feu (1981) - Yves Langlois (I)
Other Nominees:
	Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982) - Ron Wisman The Grey Fox (1982) - Frank Irvine Threshold (1981) - Susan Martin (I)

Best Achievement in Sound Editing


Winner:
	La guerre du feu (1981) - Martin Ashbee; Kenneth Heeley-Ray; Kevin Ward (III); David Evans (III)
Other Nominees:
	Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982) - Bruce Carwardine; Brian French; Glen Gauthier; Tim Roberts (I); Brian Rosen (III) Melanie (1982) - Wayne Griffin (I); Dennis Drummond (I) The Grey Fox (1982) - Rod Crawley; Tony Currie (I); Peter Thillaye; Bruce Nyznik Threshold (1981) - Bruce Nyznik; Sharon Lackie; Tony Currie (I)

Best Original Song


Winner:
	Melanie (1982) - Burton Cummings - For the song ???
Other Nominees:
	Doux aveux (1982) - R�jean Marois; Fernand Dansereau - For the song ??? Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982) - Leslie Pouliot - For the song ??? Les fleurs sauvages (1982) - Claude Fonfr�de; Raoul Duguay - For the song ??? Scandale (1982) - Luc Plamondon; Germain Gauthier - For the song ??? Spring Fever (1982) - Fred Mollin - For the song ???

Best Music Score


Winner:
	The Grey Fox (1982) - Michael Conway Baker
Other Nominees:
	Threshold (1981) - Maribeth Solomon; Micky Erbe Visiting Hours (1982) - Jonathan Goldsmith (II)

Best Theatrical Short


Winner:
	Elvis Gratton (1981) - Pierre Falardeau; Julien Poulin
Other Nominees:
	Footsteps (1982) - Scott Barrie (II) Le toasteur (1982) - Michel Bouchard The Only Game in Town (1982) - David Fine (I); Ron Mann (I)

Best Theatrical Documentary


Winner:
	The Devil at Your Heels (1981) - Robert Fortier (II); Adam Symansky; Bill Brind
Other Nominees:
	Gala (1982) - Michael McKennirey; John N. Smith Jouer sa vie (1982) - H�l�ne Verrier


Winner:
	Porky's (1982) - Harold Greenberg; Melvin Simon